Matthew 15
1 Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—
Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
2 Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!
“Why do yoʋr disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For, God, said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
For God commanded, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely die.’
5 But, ye, say—Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited,
But you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever benefit yoʋ might have received from me is now a gift devoted to God,” then he certainly need not honor his father or his mother.’
6 in nowise, shall honour his father or his mother—and so ye have cancelled, the word of God, for the sake of your, tradition.
You have nullified the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said,
8 This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
‘This people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
10 And, calling near the multitude, he said to them—Hear and understand!
Then Jesus called the crowd over and said to them, “Listen and understand:
11 Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man,
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
12 Then, coming near, his disciples say unto him—Knowest thou, that the Pharisees, hearing the word, were caused to stumble?
Then his disciples came and said to him, “Do yoʋ know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what yoʋ said?”
13 And, he, answering, said—Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted:
Jesus answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14 Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall.
Leave them be; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”
15 And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.
Then Peter said to him in response, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?
Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
17 Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed;
Do you not yet understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?
18 while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.
19 For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, —murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
21 And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
Then Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized.
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came and cried out to him, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
23 But, he, answered her no a word. And his disciples, coming forward began requesting him, saying—Dismiss her, because she is crying out after us.
But he did not respond to her at all. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”
24 But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
In response Jesus said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 And, she, coming, began bowing down to him, saying, Lord! help me.
But she came and bowed down before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 But, he, answering, said, It is, not seemly, to take the loaf of, the children, and cast, to the little dogs.
He replied, “It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27 And, she, said, True, Lord! [for], even the little dogs, eat of the crumbs which are falling from the table of, their masters.
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
28 Then, answering, Jesus said to her—O woman! great, is, thy faith! Be it, done, for thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed, from that hour.
Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is yoʋr faith; it will be done for yoʋ as yoʋ wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 And, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, was sitting there.
Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on the mountain and sat down.
30 And there came unto him large multitudes, having with themselves the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, —and they cast them near his feet, and he cured them;
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. They put them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
31 so that the multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, —and they glorified the God of Israel.
So the crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 But, Jesus, calling near his disciples, said—My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because [even now], three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat, —and, to dismiss them fasting, I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way.
Then Jesus called his disciples over and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without having eaten, lest they faint on the way.”
33 And his disciples say unto him—Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?
His disciples said to him, “Where can we get so many loaves in such a desolate place to fill such a large crowd?”
34 And Jesus saith unto them—How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, —Seven, and a few small fishes.
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon the ground,
So he commanded the crowds to sit down on the ground,
36 he took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and, giving thanks, brake, —and began giving to his disciples, and, the disciples, to the multitudes.
and taking the seven loaves and the fish, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
37 And they all did eat and were filled, —and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full.
They all ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
38 And, they who did eat, were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Besides women and children, there were four thousand men who had eaten.
39 And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat, —and came into the bounds of Magadan.
After sending the crowds away, Jesus got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.
